Papers are accepted for review
with the understanding that the same work has been neither submitted to, nor
published in, another journal or conference. If it is determined that a paper
has already appeared in any other publication before the editorial process at
TAMCS is completed, the paper will be REJECTED.

The members of Editorial Board are
agreeing to the COPE
(Committee on Publication Ethics) principle.

In our journal plagiarism is not
tolerated. Therefore, all manuscripts submitted will be checked for
plagiarism (copying text or results from other sources) and self-plagiarism
(duplicating substantial parts of authors' own published work without giving
the appropriate references). Papers proved to be a case of plagiarism will
be rejected and their authors banned to submit to our journal any other future
paper.

Submission of a manuscript indicates
a tacit understanding that the paper is not actively under consideration for
publication with other journals. The authors must submission the manuscript
together with a signed COVERING LETTER.

Once the paper is accepted, authors
are assumed to cede copyrights of the papers over to our Publishing House by a
signed Copyright
Form.

The papers appearing in Theory and
Applications of Mathematics & Computer Science journal are normally
original contributions that have not been published elsewhere. Widely
disseminated conference proceedings, technical report and newsletters are a
form of publication, although they are usually only semiarchival and often
unrefereed. Publication, or republication, of a (perhaps revised) paper that
has been widely disseminated is permitted only if the editor judges that (a)
the revision contains significant amplification or clarification of the
original material or (b) there is a significant additional benefit to be gained
from journal publication. In either case, prior appearance should be noted on
the title page of the paper.

Submission of manuscripts implies
that the manuscripts are in their final form.

There will be no page charge for the
journal. A free pdf version will be given by e-mail to the corresponding author
for each published paper.

Guidelines for Peer Reviewers (from COPE)

“Peer reviewers should:

respect the confidentiality of peer review and not reveal any
details of a manuscript or its review, during or after the peer-review
process, beyond those that are released by the journal

not use information obtained during the peer-review process for
their own or any other person’s or organization’s advantage,
or to disadvantage or discredit others

only agree to review manuscripts for which they have the subject
expertise required to carry out a proper assessment and which they can assess
within a reasonable time-frame

declare all potential conflicting interests, seeking advice from
the journal if they are unsure whether something constitutes a relevant
conflict

not allow their reviews to be influenced by the origins of a
manuscript, by the nationality, religion, political beliefs, gender or
other characteristics of the authors, or by commercial considerations

be objective and constructive in their reviews, refraining from
being hostile or inflammatory and from making libellous or derogatory
personal comments

acknowledge that peer review is largely a reciprocal endeavour
and undertake to carry out their fair share of reviewing, in a timely
manner

provide personal and professional information that is accurate
and a true representation of their expertise when creating or updating
journal accounts”